Saturday Acting Classes

Registration for Spring 2018 Acting Classes has closed

The Atlanta Shakespeare Company Education Department is thrilled to announce that we will again be offering Saturday Acting classes in February 2019! Classes will take place in our brand-new Shakespeare Academy classroom space located right next door to the Playhouse at 497 Peachtree Street NE.

Young actors ages four through thirteen will have the chance to be taught and directed by our team of professional Teaching Artists each Saturday for 6-week long class sessions. Each session will culminate in a final showcase for invited friends and family members.

Here’s a sneak peek as to what will be available once our renovations have been completed:

Shakespeare’s Groundlings--- Shakespeare Superheroes Sidekicks-style acting class for Grades PreK-1st

Ignite your child’s curiosity and love of Shakespeare and performing in our Groundlings class! Through creative play, arts and crafts, music, dance, and, of course, Shakespeare’s language, our youngest actors will present their own, unique version of Shakespeare’s magical A Midsummer Night’s Dream. With a script focusing on Shakespeare’s famous fairy kingdom, your child will have an engaging and interactive experience each and every Saturday. All of our Groundlings teaching artists have received specialized training in Shakespeare instruction for 4-6 year olds from the fabulous folks at San Francisco Shakespeare Festival.

Classes are 90 minutes long
Tuition is $135.00/ student
Discounted tuition available for families registering multiple children.
For questions or more information, please contact Adam King at

Shakespeare’s Clowns--- Basics of Shakespearean Acting for Grades 2-5

Your young actor will explore the three tools of an actor and learn to bring Shakespeare’s characters, language, and situations to life for an audience in this engaging and entertaining acting class in our brand-new Shakespeare Academy. Students will study and create scenes and monologues from some of Shakespeare’s most famous plays to be performed in an exciting showcase on the final day of classes, all under the direction of a member of our professional acting company.

Classes are 2 hours long
Tuition is $180.00/ student
Discounted tuition available for families registering multiple children
For questions or more information, please contact Adam King at

The Nobles—Basics of Shakespearean Acting for Grades 6-8

Your young actor will learn to harness their body, voice, and imagination to bring Shakespeare’s characters, language, and situations from off of the page and onto the stage in this engaging and sophisticated acting class in our brand-new Shakespeare Academy. Students will study and create scenes and monologues from some of Shakespeare’s most famous plays to be performed in an exciting showcase on the final day of classes, all under the direction of a member of our professional acting company.

Classes are 2 hours long
Tuition is $180.00/ student
Discounted tuition available for families registering multiple children.
For questions or more information, please contact Kati Grace Brown at

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